contender

英 [kənˈtendə(r)]

美 [kənˈtendər]

n.  竞争者; 角逐者; 争夺者

复数：contenders　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.7968 / COCA.6684

牛津词典

noun

• 竞争者；角逐者；争夺者
  a person who takes part in a competition or tries to win sth
  1. a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics
     奥运金牌的争夺者
  2. a leading/serious/strong contender for the party leadership
     该党领导权最重要的 / 强劲的 / 有实力的角逐者

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 竞争者;争夺者
  Acontenderis someone who takes part in a competition.
  1. Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad...
     她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
  2. Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
     我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。

英英释义

noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat
  1. he had respect for his rivals
  2. he wanted to know what the competition was doing
  Synonym:rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition

双语例句

• John McCain, another possible presidential contender in2008, has been out in front.
  2008年总统选举可能的角逐者约翰•麦肯克已冲在了最前沿。
• It is also interesting to see if it will be a contender for Android.
  同样还值得关注的是，webOS是否会成为Android的竞争者。
• He also paid tribute to fellow-Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, who vied to become America's first woman president.
  奥巴马还赞扬了他的竞争对手希拉里.克林顿。克林顿一直在争取成为美国第一任女总统。
• Wolfowitz and Michel also met with Jean-Pierre Bemba, the main contender during the recent election.
  沃尔福威茨和米歇尔还会见了最近的选举中的主要竞选对手Jean-PierreBemba。
• Bradley has been considered a possible presidential contender himself.
  布拉德利本人就被认为是总统职位的有力竞争者。
• He no longer saw himself as a contender in the presidential election.
  他不再把自己看作是总统选举中的一名竞争者了。
• Worse ever, the last contender ignores an opportunity under his eyes.
  更糟糕的以往一样，最后的竞争者忽略他的眼睛下一个机会。
• PC powerhouse Dell is now the latest contender in low-price digital organizers, with the200-dollar Axim.
  PC行业的龙头老大戴尔公司凭借其售价仅为200美元的Axim已成为低价位数码设备市场的最新竞争者。
• Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
  我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
• This could be the season the Lakers go from playoff team to contender. why? Trust.
  本赛季湖人可能会从一支季后赛球队变为总冠军的争夺者。为什么？我相信他们。